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GOLF
Crowded field at InnisbrookSergio Garcia is not thinking about winning, which is becoming tougher to do with each bogey-free round at the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. Garrett Willis and Chris Couch were tied for the lead when another gorgeous day at Innisbrook ended. Willis had a 4-under 67 in the still of the morning to put his name atop the leader board for the second straight year -- this time on a Friday, not a Thursday. Couch had a 64 in the afternoon as the breeze began to stir, making a par from the trees on the 18th to tie for the lead. Willis and Couch were at 9-under 133, one shot clear of Garcia and Webb Simpson, who had a 67 in the afternoon. Paul Casey, who led after the first round, had to settle for a 71 and was two shots behind along with Justin Rose (65) and Gary Woodland (68).
Caps frustrate Devils
Rookie Michal Neuvirth stopped 33 shots for his fourth shutout and the Capitals put another dagger in the Devils' playoff hopes with a 3-0 victory. Defenseman Jeff Schultz broke an 81-game goal drought and Alex Ovechkin made a pair of fantastic passes to set up goals by goals by Mike Knuble as the Capitals bounced back from a loss to Detroit and won for the 13th time in 16 games, despite putting only 12 shots on goal.
TENNIS
Federer-Djokovic in final
Roger Federer defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals in Indian Wells, Calif., setting up a showdown with Novak Djokovic for the world's No. 2 ranking. Federer is currently second behind Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings, and Djokovic is third. Djokovic beat Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-4 to improve to 16-0 this year and put himself in position to surpass Federer in the rankings. -- AP
COLLEGE BASEBALL
SBU's Vanderka throws no-hitter
Freshman Frankie Vanderka tossed a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts for Stony Brook (8-4) in a 14-1 win over NJIT in non-conference baseball.
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